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I found this file: qstrat.dat in my data folder for Mac DM2. Any idea what it is for?

(This is the file)

0101: 41 42 33 14 30 15 23 29 16 12 03 40 39 19 17 28 18 25 02 22 43 11 38 06 27 07 09 08 24 10 01 32 05 31 34 26 36 13 04 35 21 00 37 20
0000: 29 12 03 07 14 16 22 02 33 23 19 42 01 41 25 10 38 09 39 08 05 28 32 18 31 34 15 11 17 06 40 26 24 36 13 35 30 27 04 21 43 00 37 20
0010: 29 12 14 07 03 10 22 02 09 19 16 23 05 41 33 28 32 18 31 34 01 42 38 08 06 39 40 15 25 24 26 17 11 36 04 35 13 43 21 30 27 00 37 20

Perhaps it's a numeric key which can be used to decode the "Holy Scroll" in the Atari version of CSB?

Well, that's certainly an intersting conclusion. The file is obviously hex values, but the values are written as plain text. Opening other data files in a text editor reveals jumbled garbage, but looks more like this in a hex editor. I don't know why it was written as plain text.

Don't look like hex to me. Likely decimal.

You could try renaming it temporarily, then fire up the game and see what changes/fails. Might give you some clues to it's purpose. It might be something to do with Quicktime possibly, because of the q in the file name?

Nothing failed when I opened DM2, and nothing seemed wrong initially.

If it has something to do with Quicktime, it's not big because it is only a few numbers. It isn't enough to be a movie or picture.

The numbers appear to be memory addresses and variables, but I have no clue as to their application in DM2.

Possibly notes for a quicktime midi?